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xmas74

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16. It wasn't about the antifa sticker.

Reply to cliffside (Reply #15)

Fri May 17, 2024, 11:53 PM

May 2024

It was that the person saw his Star of David necklace,glared at him and sat down across from him with a boycott Israeli apartheid sticker on their water bottle. They went out of their way to make it known that they thought he was part of the problem.
The antifa sticker was only mentioned to show this wasn't classic right wing garbage.

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The 7 October Hamas attack opened a space - and antisemitism filled it. British Jews are living with the consequences [View all] Behind the Aegis May 2024 OP

K&R betsuni May 2024 #1

These self-righteous Anti-Semitic Bigots are Stupid Fucks. Cha May 2024 #2

Antisemitism has gotten so much worse. SunSeeker May 2024 #3

Hamas couldn't be happier with their objectives.. jimfields33 May 2024 #4

They've gotten a bunch of gullible US college kids to wear keffiyehs and shout for "Intifada!" SunSeeker May 2024 #10

Absolutely true. jimfields33 May 2024 #12

Expression of anti-Semitism is worse. Igel May 2024 #5

It isn't just the US where we see Jews being blamed, it is worldwide. sarisataka May 2024 #6

True, much like Trump opened the gate on racism in the US. nt SunSeeker May 2024 #11

Hamas has one hell of a propaganda machine. It's ALL over the internet pushing the narrative. nt LexVegas May 2024 #7

They have Putin helping them sow the division over Gaza. SunSeeker May 2024 #13

It is antisemitism, pure and simple mcar May 2024 #8

If you're not objecting to the antisemitism, you're part of the problem. yardwork May 2024 #9

As someone stated upthread, Hamas has one helluva PR machine, and our so called media couldn't wait to climb aboard. Tarheel_Dem May 2024 #14

I'm going get myself in trouble here ... cliffside May 2024 #15

It wasn't about the antifa sticker. xmas74 May 2024 #16

The more we try and group people along religious or ethnic lines does not help anyone IMHO... cliffside May 2024 #17

And anti-Semitism is NEVER acceptable, no matter what. Behind the Aegis May 2024 #18

If you took my post was as being someone who sympathizes with an anti-semitic view that was not the intention ... cliffside May 2024 #19

The problem is "whataboutism". Behind the Aegis May 2024 #20

KnR Hekate May 2024 #21